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Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.
Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.
What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer read more
What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer of lies, a restorer of truth and good?
The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive,
with horror. Others would pull down with the crowbars read more
The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive,
with horror. Others would pull down with the crowbars and with
cranks--especially with cranks. . . . Sweating, slums, the sense
of semi-slavery in labour, must go. We must cultivate a sense of
manhood by treating men as men.
The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform read more
The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself.
Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies read more
Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer.
Old age is no place for sissies.
Old age is no place for sissies.
For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.
For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.
Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.
Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.
Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that
the new man may be raised read more
Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that
the new man may be raised up in them.